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Mid-week drinking at home: Sophisticated relaxation or a slippery slope?

"In victory you deserve champagne. In defeat, you need it," said Napoleon. And that's become a dangerous mantra…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Uisce beatha: What to get a whiskey buff for Christmas

Move over wine – we want whiskey. It seems the age-old tipple is really having a moment, and…

By Niamh ODonoghue

EDITORIAL

Hosting a royal wedding viewing party today? This drinking game will add to the fun

Today’s the day! After all the hype and the hysteria, all the scandals and speculations, Prince Harry is…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

Meet Geraldine: An Amazing Woman Who Creates Award-Winning Gin

Sitting in front of me is Geraldine Kavanagh, the forager for the award-winning Glendalough Distillery botanical gin. She’s here…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

5 Irish Women Who Brew Your Craft Beer

The alcohol industry in Ireland has long been considered a “male industry”. Men sowed the wheat, men brewed…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

Your Cup Of Coffee Might Come With A New Health Warning

If you’re currently reaching for your first, second, or third cup of coffee of the day, you might…

By Brenna O'Donnell

EDITORIAL

Learning To Drink Mindfully (Or ‘Normally’ As Other People Call It)

'Tis the season for bubbles, baubles and, for Sophie White the ever-present booze bummer “I’m doing this thing…

By Sophie White